Growth of Specialty Pharmacy
April 23, 2015
The use of specialty drugs is growing rapidly in the United States, creating the need for new strategies and methods in paying for these drugs…
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Dealing with Increased Patient Anxiety of Infectious Diseases
- March 26, 2015
Infectious disease has been in the news a good deal lately. It captured headlines for an extended time with the Ebola virus scare. In addition,…
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The Importance of Having an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist in the ER
- February 19, 2015
Hospital emergency departments are recognizing the benefits of having an emergency pharmacist in the department, and more medical facilities are adding emergency pharmacists. Emergency pharmacists…
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Changes to Medication Safety Training
- February 12, 2015
MediMergent, LLC and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) announced in November that they were forming a partnership that would develop and execute a nationwide medication…
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Continuing Education Requirements for Pharmacy Technicians are Changing
- February 5, 2015
There are changes coming for pharmacy technicians in 2015, and they center around recertification requirements. There are two primary modifications: Continuing education hours earned…
Read MorePharmaceutical Industry Trends Noticed in 2014
- January 22, 2015
Highlights of the pharmaceutical industry in 2014 include a spate of mergers and acquisitions, as big companies look to buy up smaller operations with innovative…
Read MoreJudge Upends 340B Orphan Drug Exclusion
- December 11, 2014
In a recent ruling, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia knocked down the federal government’s regulation allowing orphan drugs to be sold…
Read MoreInhaled Insulin Product Approved
- November 13, 2014
In June, the FDA approved the inhaled insulin product created by MannKind Corp, Afrezza Inhalation Powder, for preprandial use in patients who have type 1…
Read MoreHospital Engagement Networks Report Successes in Decreasing Adverse Drug Events
- October 23, 2014
According to a June article at ASHP.org, Partnership for Patients network participants are reporting a reduction of more than 40 percent in the rate of…
Read MoreCMS Chief Affirms Incident-to Billing for Pharmacists is Allowed
- August 28, 2014
Marilyn Tavenner, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), wrote the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in March that Medicare Part…
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